The winch I have is a model 9500. My buddy Rick tells me that it had to be modified to fit into that cradle/carriage and apparently the solenoid pack was re-mounted in its loction via a bracket. Bottom line, it's not stock...but it sure looked like it was.
The terminal on the bottom of the winch is quite large & beefy....it would seem that it was intended to have a large-size cable attached to it. This is where the negative comes in from the connector, while the postive comes right into the solenoid housing.
Meanwhile, inside the solenoid housing there is a definite place for the postiive to come into...but nothing apparent for the negative. I'm figuring the winch is intended to be wired in this manner....positive coming into the soldenoid housing and negative to the motor ground and then into the solenoid housing via the carriage. I don't have the manual.....I'm pretty sure Winchman will tell us.
As for the killer deal, yes....I got the winch, Garmin 5 GPS, PIAA headlights, roof rack, high-lift, tow straps, snatch-block, and other assorted goodies for a mere $750. All the stuff, recently bought new cost about $3,500.
I know the guy who sold it all to me, he's not dishonest like that. When I told him the winch burned he was in complete denial that he could have wired it wrong. He just made a mistake. Those connectors can have the terminals just slip out and be re-inserted....it could have been fixed in 30 seconds!
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